For the goal and objectives of this project, we need to identify the best suitable place in the study area (Eastern Passage Cow Bay) to build residential houses with a low cost. We should meet the objectives of protecting the natural environment and reducing the costs for heating or services. For example, if we build a house need road, it will spend less materials that are needed to connect to an existing road. Otherwise, for the process of doing this project, we need to use GIS tools to look at some major information and figure out the entire structure for the study area. At the beginning, we need to find three of the best alternative sites maybe with a different element combination in order to help us to analysis the suitable …show more content…
It also is a foundational step of the decision-making process. This methodology can be used in the environment or economic aspects in order to help the decision makers to evaluate and plan the sites that are suitable for building houses. In MCE, the decision alternatives have a preference order and use for evaluations and alternatives.For example, a high attribute value is better than the medium and medium is better than the low value, and this order can be also used in opposite. Attribute with a known preference order are called evaluation criteria (Timothy., & Nyerges. 2010). Criteria can be in different measurement scales. In mathematics, there are four measure types including nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. Even though, they might create a problem when evaluating the decision alternatives, this kind of problem can be overcome by criterion standardization which can transform all criteria measurements onto a common scale. For example, the data can be converted from ratio to interval data, and ratio and interval data can be converted to ordinal scale. However, this transition cannot be reversed. The MCE contains GIS tools and probably a matrix. For GIS, one of the most significant application is the analysis of data to support the process of environmental decision-making. The definition of decision is a choice between alternatives.
The first stage in residential land development and possibly the most important is creating a community vision. A community vision is strategic plan in which the developer set goals and objectives that will address the needs of home owners and the municipality. In this stage a plan is created that illustrates the vision of what the community will look like once construction is complete (City of Mississauga, n.d.). This is a form of forward planning, where challenges are addressed, opportunities are utilized, and assets are capitalized on through creating a community vision (City of Mississauga, n.d.).
The study area is classified into 9 categories. Each land use type is formulated into Figure 1 and Table 1. The study area has clearly been divided into two functional parts, the northern part is mainly for residential and commercial use, and the southern part is primarily occupied by industrial and institutional use.
My community service project encompassed the issue of concern with housing inequality due to economic disparities. Many people in today’s society are unable to provide adequate and healthy housing for their families. According to the CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report of 2011, these disparities decreased across racial, ethnic, income, and education-level categories, indicating that the majority of the people living in such conditions were subjected to a minority1. Non-hispanic blacks, followed by Hispanics and American Indians/Alaska Natives, had the highest percentage of householders living in inadequate housing1. Because of these economic disparities and substandard living conditions, these individuals are exposed to risk
I am interested in the opportunity to become a marketing/social media associate for the Habitat for Humanity Maui office, which I learned of from the Kapili ‘Oihana internship website. I am currently a freshman at Seattle University, majoring in Political Science. My leadership and academic experiences are directly aligned with the goal of the position as well as the vision of Habitat for Humanity, which is to seek social justice through fulfilling the needs of our community.
The Energy And Development Administration, which later became the Department Of Energy, used GIS technologies to evaluate environmental impacts of various National Energy Plans. Later, they used GIS
Downtown Placerville is home to the Government Offices of El Dorado County. The historic town sits between Interstate 80 and Highway 49. Way back in the late nineteenth century, the quaint place was renowned as one of the many Californian gold rush towns. Pollock Pines and Shingle Springs are just two of the most spectacular cities nearby and residents are but a stone’s throw from the Amador County Wineries. Prospective house buyers are drawn to the area; hence demand can outstrip supply of houses for sale in Placerville California.
In addition to poverty deconcentration, mixed-income housing developments have been found effective in “lowering crime improving economic indicators, and producing quality housing for market-rate and subsidized tenants” (Fraser & Nelson, 2008). Mixed-income developments also provide lower-income tenants with advantages, or capabilities, that did not exist before in the form of affordable housing opportunities in quality structures (Smith, 2002, p.37). As high-income and low-income tenants mix, the concentration of poverty in one community is disrupted, thus giving more opportunity and capabilities to the poor.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in having a “beloved community” in which everyone worked together to help one another. In my community, there are many ways that people are working together to build a his ideal society, such as different organizations that help to raise money or help to provide to people in need. Habitat for Humanity is one of the great organizations dedicated to helping people all throughout our community. Homelessness is a huge issue all over the world. I believe that if we work together to provide shelter for those who need it, we can help to create this ideal community.
At the request of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), we, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA), are happy to provide feedback and suggestions on ways to modernize the Department. HUD has numerous programs that are aimed at aiding strong, sustainable communities and community members, and IHCDA has worked diligently to identify the main issues, complications and inconsistencies within HUD programs that obstruct maximizing that mission.
Toronto is largely a residential community. Of 641.45 KM2 of land, 50% (321.43KM2) is zoned for residential uses. On these lands development is restricted to those permitted under the appropriate section of Chapter 10 or 15 of City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, or active former by-laws of municipalities amalgamated into Toronto. These former municipalities are currently referred to as the communities of Toronto (former), North York, York, East York, Scarborough, and Etobicoke.
Comparison – the metrics taken during Measurement are compared, both against each other and against a defined or identified ideal to determine the need for adjustment.
4.3.8 Configurable Rationality: Structural Distributive Rationality represents distributive aspect of assessment. Rating is viewed as an outcome itself. It is an input to administrative decisions. Configurable rationality can be applied by considering the way in which rating decisions reflect several criteria. These are presented in Table 1. Content of ranges representing Configurable Rationality is presented in Table 2.
1. Comparison of the decision factors created with the criteria established to arrive at a decision
In accordance with the definition of highest and best use, it is appropriate to analyze the subject property based on four accepted criteria of highest and best use. The subject property has to pass following four test to be consider at its highest and best use: